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Chapter 115 - The Fallen Shrek

Wang Yan continued, "According to the academy's secret files, the Body Sect resurfaced once, and they even sent people to travel the continent periodically, though they didn't cause much of a stir. Do you know what incident almost brought about a great disaster caused by the Body Sect? Once you hear it, you'll understand how powerful they are."

"On that occasion, nearly forty members of the Body Sect infiltrated the Star Dou Great Forest and hunted down seven Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. This triggered a beast tide in the Star Dou Great Forest, which surged out of the forest and launched an offensive against us, nearly resulting in a catastrophe. At that time, the four great beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest joined forces to attack Shrek City. The reason we didn't fight the Body Sect to the death was because they also participated in fending off the beast tide. It was then that we realized that the Body Sect's overall strength was superior to our academy. That beast tide lasted a whole year, and it wasn't until Shrek's summoning order recalled a large number of strong individuals that the problem was resolved. At least dozens of villages were slaughtered as a result. Eventually, we reached an agreement with the Body Sect, and their then-sect master swore never to enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, which ended that disaster. However, after that incident, the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest were enraged. Over the next five hundred years, the chances of human soul masters encountering powerful soul beasts on the outer edges of the forest significantly increased."

"The Body Sect's ambiguous nature between good and evil is truly a headache, but that incident wasn't that we didn't want to deal with them. One reason was that the Body Sect tried to make amends for their mistakes, and they weren't completely evil. The other, and most important reason, was that if we fought the Body Sect to the death, the result would inevitably be mutual destruction. At that time, the Sun Moon Continent had only been in contact with our Douluo Continent for a thousand years, and they still showed signs of wanting to take over. Therefore, the Sea God Pavilion's meeting decided to resolve that dispute through an agreement with the Body Sect."

Jiang Nannan said with some resentment, "So, the commoners died for nothing?"

Wang Yan glanced at her and said, "I'm sorry, I can't answer that question. I can only say that our academy has done everything possible. We stopped the beast tide from the Star Dou Great Forest and at least saved tens of millions of commoners. Not fighting the Body Sect to the death was also to better preserve our strength to protect the continent. As for the specifics of what happened back then, I'm also not entirely clear."

Jiang Nannan fell silent, but from her indignant expression, it was clear that she didn't like the compromise. She was also born a commoner, so after hearing about the Body Sect's actions, she hated this faction immensely. At the same time, deep down, she drew a clear line between herself and Huo Yuhao, who had joined the Body Sect.

The atmosphere in the room became somewhat heavy, and that was precisely the result that Wang Yan wanted to see.

Glancing at Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan, whose faces were not looking good, Wang Yan's lips curled into a barely perceptible arc. He was secretly pleased, thinking, Let you try to poach my people in front of me, Huo Yuhao.

"Alright, that's enough for today. There's no need to be overly hostile towards the Body Sect. Just keep your distance from them. That's all. Okay, everyone, go back and cultivate."

Having achieved his goal, Wang Yan dismissed the crowd, not forgetting to play the good guy on his way out.

In Huo Yuhao's bedroom, the Soul Devouring Carving Knife's purification had reached its final stage. After the last wisp of black energy on the knife was absorbed by the Demon Breaking Domain, the Soul Devouring Carving Knife revealed its original color.

The Soul Devouring Carving Knife had completely shed its previous black color. It was now transparent, like crystal, with a soft and pure green light swirling around it, as clear as water and as smooth as jade.

Ran Hongyue was astonished. She could feel that the ferocious and evil aura on the Soul Devouring Carving Knife was completely gone. The current Soul Devouring Carving Knife actually gave her a feeling of vitality. Taking a deep breath of the aura emanating from the Soul Devouring Carving Knife, she immediately felt refreshed.

She understood that Huo Yuhao had definitely gotten a bargain. Actually, it couldn't be said like that. The drawbacks of this Soul Devouring Carving Knife were not something that just anyone could solve. The soul power was one thing, since there were many people whose mental power exceeded Huo Yuhao's, but the fierce and evil aura on the Soul Devouring Carving Knife wasn't so simple. Haven't many people suffered tragic fates after being influenced by it?

Putting the Soul Devouring Carving Knife back into his storage soul tool, Huo Yuhao leaned back against the soft sofa. He had used soul impact multiple times to eliminate the evil soul master's soul, which had caused a huge drain on his mental power. His face was now clearly showing signs of fatigue.

"Huo Yuhao, are you alright?" Ran Hongyue asked with concern.

Facing Ran Hongyue's concern, Huo Yuhao smiled dismissively, indicating that he was fine after overexerting his mental power, and then dismissed Ran Hongyue.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao began to circulate the Heavenly Demon Technique to recover his depleted mental power. Once he had fully recovered, Ilaykes appeared, controlling the Soul Devouring Carving Knife to merge with Huo Yuhao, or rather, the Life Carving Knife was more appropriate.

After the Life Carving Knife merged, it opened a second spiritual sea for Huo Yuhao. However, this second spiritual sea did not remain independent for long; it quickly merged with Huo Yuhao's original spiritual sea, as if two continents were merging.

This was somewhat inconsistent with the original story. Although Huo Yuhao felt a little strange, he didn't pay too much attention to it. The merged spiritual sea carried the life characteristics of the Life Carving Knife, which could also nourish Ilaykes's remaining soul, only it was the difference between living in a single room and a dormitory.

And the benefits Huo Yuhao received were not at all diminished. First, the expanded spiritual sea caused his mental power to increase somewhat. Secondly, after the life energy of the Life Carving Knife cleansed his body, Huo Yuhao could see impurities seeping out of the pores on his skin, and his meridians also seemed to have been combed, becoming more unobstructed.

In the following days, the competition continued at a moderate pace. The most watched team, Shrek Academy, had improved slightly after equipping the soul tools purchased from the auction, although their performance was still not satisfactory. Fortunately, they had not lost any matches so far.

"I announce, Body Sect wins."

As the referee's voice echoed, the audience on the competition stage erupted in cheers and shouts, all fervently supporting the Body Sect Academy.

Today was the sixteenth day of the round-robin tournament, the final day. Only four teams remained, with the semi-finals scheduled for tomorrow.

The Body Sect team had been victorious in all their matches these past few days, often achieving overwhelming victories, earning them the support and admiration of many spectators.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy faced a similar situation to the Body Sect Academy.

These three academies had advanced through the tournament with unstoppable momentum. While the other academy teams weren't entirely without a fight, the gap between them was still obvious.

Some assessments placed the Body Sect Advanced Soul Master Academy in first place overall, followed by the Sun Moon Royal Advanced Soul Engineer Academy, with the Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy coming in last.

The Body Sect Academy, this year's biggest dark horse, possessed three Soul Emperors. The captain of the Sun Moon Royal Advanced Soul Engineer Academy, Ma Rulong, was the only Soul Emperor on their team. The Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, however, had no Soul Emperors, only Soul Kings, which explained their ranking.

Of course, many people didn't accept this ranking, since most of the audience were citizens of the Star Luo Empire, and this was their home ground; they certainly didn't want their country to lose the competition.

Another team from the Heavenly Soul Empire's Di Ao Academy also had a Soul Emperor, but unfortunately, they ran into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and were eliminated.

The above are all the teams currently seen that possess a Soul Emperor. On the surface, the Body Sect is undoubtedly the first.

Compared to these three, Shrek, the perennial champion academy, was somewhat forgotten. This was because Shrek's recent performance had been a bit lackluster. Although they hadn't lost yet, every match they played required them to fight with everything they had. This was a stark contrast to the other three academies.

It also made the public think that Shrek was nothing special.

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